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dreck

[ drek ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. anything regarded as worthless or of low quality; junk:

    It would be an insult to the actors and the writers to nominate this fine film along with the dreck they are glorifying this year.

  2. He is cleaning off the years of rust, dreck, and corrosion before continuing his restoration of the various parts.



dreck

/ drɛk /

noun

  1. slang.
    rubbish; trash
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdrecky, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dreck1

First recorded in 1920–25; from Yiddish drek; cognate with German Dreck “filth”; compare Old English threax, Old Norse threkkr “excrement”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dreck1

from Yiddish drek filth, dregs
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Example Sentences

Those pieces are irresistible because there is such affection for the dreck seen from the view of someone whose tastes have become more sophisticated.

That makes you wonder how anyone got hired to write this dreck.

The website, edited by well-known islamophobe David Horowitz, is home to all sort of virulent anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian dreck.

In a television season that has given us dreck like Zero Hour, Mob Doctor, and Do No Harm, Southland should be a hit.

But we could toughen up—have a little higher standard of wit for ourselves and a greater willingness to discourage the dreck.

But those who have profited from hip hop dreck are different from the hustlers of old.

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